SOURCES SOUGHT
65 -- Blanket Purchase Agreement sources sought for Hard-To-Find Pharmaceuticals
- Notice Date
- 6/14/2011
- Notice Type
- Sources Sought
- NAICS
- 424210
— Drugs and Druggists' Sundries Merchant Wholesalers
- Contracting Office
- Western Regional Contracting Office, ATTN: MCAA W BLDG 9902, 9902 Lincoln Street, Tacoma, WA 98431-1110
- ZIP Code
- 98431-1110
- Solicitation Number
- W91YU0-11-T-0200
- Response Due
- 9/30/2011
- Archive Date
- 11/29/2011
- Point of Contact
- Sandra Broten, 253-968-3962
- E-Mail Address
-
Western Regional Contracting Office
(sandra.broten@amedd.army.mil)
- Small Business Set-Aside
- N/A
- Description
- The Government intends to establish multiple Blanket Purchase Agreements (BPAs) for various hard-to-find and those limited supply type pharmaceuticals and/or injectibles. A combined synopsis/solitication will be issued no later than 30 June 2011. NOTE: All pharmaceuticals purchased from BPA CALLs processed against the Master Blanket Purchase Agreement MUST be FDA approved. Duration of the BPAs will be for a base period, plus extendable for four one-year periods. Master BPAs entered into as a result of this notice will establish multiple supply sources that will provide a streamlined method for procuring those hard-to-find and limited supply products as needed. The objectives are to ensure availability and consistency of product for use in the Western Regional Medical Command at the best possible price while reducing processing time/workload for all parties, streamlining the payment process, and reducing vendor payment time. Once the Contracting Officer has decided to whom a Master BPA will be issued, a bilateral BPA requiring the quoter's signature will be issued. A Master BPA will be in existence once both the quoter and the Contracting Officer has signed the agreement. A Master Blanket Purchase Agreement is not a funded contract. The Master BPAs awarded will be for "hard-to-find" or "in short supply" type pharmaceuticals/biologicals and injectibles. Sources of supply for the requestor is as follows: (1) Prime Vendor (2) Secondary Vendor (3) Manufacturer After required sources of supply are checked for products - and it is found that the product is not available or can only be received in a limited number and more is required - the Blanet Purchase Agreements can be used. Only those items that are not available through the required sources or that are in short supply may be purchased under the BPAs. The Point of Contact/COR will contact each BPA holder to verify current availability and pricing of each "hard-to-find" item. The funded BPA CALL will be placed with the Contractor that can provide the items in a timely manner, at a price considered fair and reasonable. The order will be placed with the Contractor that offers the best value to the Government. CALLs may or may not be placed with the lowest priced Contractor, but placed with the Contractor that can provide the medications the quickest. In some instances, the pharmaceuticals are needed in a 24 hour period (or less) and the availability is a "life or death" issue. In the event of a standard delivery, availability and pricing will be the determining factors. *NOTE: All Master BPA holders may or may not be contacted in an emergency situation in accordance with FAR 16.505(b)(2) Exceptions to the fair opportunity process. The Contracting Officer will give every awardee a fair opportunity to be considered for an order exceeding $2,500 unless one of the statutory exceptions applies. After issuance of Master Blanket Purchase Agreement, a BPA CALL will be generated. This BPA CALL will be funded with an estimated amount of dollars to cover those "as required/as needed" items for a specific time frame. The time frame will be set up on a Fiscal Year basis (1 Oct - 30 Sep). BPA CALL values are estimated and ordering may or may not use all funding during the time frame covered. The Contracting Officer has the authority to de-obligate excess funding unilaterally at the end of each BPA CALL. This is covered in the Addendum to FAR 52.212-4 in the solicitation. BACKGROUND: Western Regional Medical Command and Western Regional Contracting support the military population (and eligible family members) located in the Western Region (CO, KS, MO, CA, AZ, WA, AK, and western part of TX) and the local civilian population in emergencies. All the associated pharmacies (both in the hospital and the outlying clinics) purchase their pharmaceuticals through the Main Prime Vendor, Secondary Prime Vendor, or directly from the manufacturer. As certain pharmaceuticals are required, it will occasionally fall upon the Department of Pharmacy to seek other than the directed sources of supply for those items that are included in a nationwide shortage or may be deemed too expensive through the directed sources. Competition must be accomplished among distributors and is very time consuming. Sometimes the requirement for certain pharmaceuticals is a life or death matter and the time spent looking for sources may cause injury or life threatening damages beyond repair. A source of supply that can provide those "hard-to-find" items needs to be available at any time, day/night, weekends, etc. for those critically needed supplies that cannot be purchased through the Prime or Secondary Prime vendor or directly from the manufacturer. GENERAL: The contractor shall provide those hard-to-find or items that are short on supply nationwide as required (if in their power). Inability to provide those types of pharmaceuticals will not be viewed as a failure or in a negative manner against the contractor. Master Blanket Purchase Agreements, established to allow maximum flexibility and efficiency in the procurement of such items. The Government may place BPA CALLs to fund the estimated expenditures for the entire year with one order, or may place multiple BPA CALLs during the year for limited periods. BPA CALLs will not cross fiscal years (except for required delivery time). This contract uses a CLIN structure that allows purchase of all items within the scope of the items covered by this contract. The quantity and types of items needed for those medical treatments and emergencies vary over time based on patient needs. Each BPA CALL will be funded with a specific amount and allow the facility to place telephonic orders for specific requirements/emergencies against that BPA CALL until the funds are depleted. This also allows for procurement of new items as technology advances without the need to modify the contract to include them. Estimated item quantities and/or line item pricing will not be listed on the Master Blanket Purchase Agreement or CALL. Delivery orders will reflect a number in the Quantity field equivalent to the number of dollars for which the delivery order is funded. There is no expressed or implied guarantee that the purchases under the BPA CALL will exhaust all funds. New Products/Product Upgrades: The contractor will also provide to the COR product literature for the new items and a detailed description of the differences between the new items and any existing items they replace or to which they can be compared, and a specific analysis of the comparative advantages/disadvantages of the items involved. The contractor shall furnish product within 24-hours for emergency situations and as quickly as possible for standard requests. The contractor shall provide an itemized and priced packing slip, which shall accompany each order at the time of delivery. NOTE: Contractor shall provide a copy of the invoice from their source of supply in order to keep a "paper trail" for the pharmaceuticals being purchased. If interested, please e-mail sandra.broten@us.army.mil for further information.
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- Place of Performance
- Address: Western Regional Contracting Office ATTN: MCAA W BLDG 9902, 9902 Lincoln Street Tacoma WA
- Zip Code: 98431-1110
- Zip Code: 98431-1110
- Record
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